Ceramics Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 6. the process used to join clay together
  2. 7. bone dry clay pieces that have not been fired in the kiln
  3. 9. smoothing the clay
  4. 10. rolling clay into a flat sheet
  5. 11. an unglazed clay piece that has been fired in the kiln once at a low temperature and is ready to be glazed
  6. 12. liquid clay used to join pieces of clay together
  7. 13. the process of creating a pot on the potter's wheel using your hands and water
Down
  1. 1. clay that has started to dry out but has some flexibility
  2. 2. the act of pushing a piece of clay into the center of the potter's wheel
  3. 3. the process of squeezing a piece of clay between the thumb and the forefingers to make a hollow shape
  4. 4. clay from which as much water as possible has evaporated and is ready to be bisque fired
  5. 5. clay that is wet enough that it can be shaped into forms by hand or thrown on the wheel without breaking
  6. 8. rolling a cylinder of clay to create a long snake-like form
  7. 9. a flat removable disc attached to a potter's wheel that allows the potter to throw and remove a piece from the wheel without distorting its shape
  8. 10. the act of carving through one layer of clay or underglaze to expose a different colored clay below it